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Yes. BT is a biological control, and not a pesticide. I use it on cabbage and tomatoes.
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How do organic farmers cope without using pesticides?
Organic farmers do use pesticides, they just use the ones approved for organic production, such as Bt insecticides.
How does one become an organic farmer?
By growing organic products.
What does a farmer have to do to claim his food is organic?
A farmer must use seeds that are organic, unless there are none available, but regardless, the seeds must not be GMO seeds. No synthetic fertilizers or pesticides can be used, except in extreme conditions as determined by the USDA.
What does a farmer have to do to claim his foods as organic?
A farmer can claim his foods are organic, but in order to substantiate the claim, the farmer should back up that claim in some way, either by being certified by a reliable independent certification agency or seeking organic certification from the USDA.
Is there organic food in killeen Texas?
HEB does carry organic. Sprouts in Austin is the closest Organic Farmer's Market.
Who is the farmer in the organic milk commercial?
Mike Pinfield
Instead of using pesticides what do farmers use?
Although organic farmers do in fact typically use some pesticides, they are greatly limited in what kinds of pesticides they are allowed to use. They therefore have to typically use lots of hand labor in the production of their crops. This is one reason why organic produce, for example, tends to be a little more costly than its counterpart.
Arable farmer wants to convert to using organic methods his friend on nearby diary farm wants to do the same why would it be better for them to work in partnership than try to manage alone?
One reason is that to grow crops the arable farmer meeds organic manure - this the dairy farmer has in plenty - the arable farmer could then supply the dairy farmer with organic feed to supplement the dairy farmers need for winter feed.
What sells best at a Farmer's Market?
What sells best at a Farmer's Market are organic fruits and vegetables and organic meats. Most of the time I also see pastries, or homemade goods such as honey.
When do farmers use natural numbers?
Say a farmer wants to count the number of organic tomatoes he harvested. He would he natural numbers. Not because the tomatoes were organic, but because natural numbers are counting numbers.
What does 'Bt' stand for in organic gardening?
Bacillus thuringiensis is 'B.t.', which is an organic control of bagworms, caterpillars, hornworms and loopers.
What does an organic farmer do for the community?
Ask that to celest hua at face book
